Preparation
Step: 1/9
Pat dry the fish.
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Step: 2/9
Drizzle the fish with lemon juice and season with salt and pepper. Place one bay leaf inside each fish.
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Step: 3/9
Peel and finely chop the garlic.
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Step: 4/9
Melt the butter, add the garlic and cook briefly. Remove from the heat and leave to stand for 10 minutes. Place each fish on a buttered sheet of baking paper, then spread the garlic butter over the fish.
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Step: 5/9
Preheat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan, gas 6). Drain the olives and quarter lengthways.
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Step: 6/9
Scatter the olives over the fish.
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Step: 7/9
Wrap the fish tightly into the parchment paper. Fold the ends of the paper several times so that the packets are tightly sealed.
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Step: 8/9
Place the fish packets on a baking tray and bake for 20-25 minutes.
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Step: 9/9
Serve the red mullets in the paper, ready to open at the table.
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